Validation of surgical site infection surveillance data in colon procedures reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Health
Backman L, Carusillo E, D'aquila L, Melchreit R, Fekieta R. Validation of surgical site infection surveillance data in colon procedures reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. American Journal Of Infection Control 2017, 45: 690-691. PMID: 28549514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSurgical site infection surveillance dataSurgical site infectionCase-finding methodsInfection surveillance dataSite infectionColon surgeryInfection definitionsColon proceduresProcedure durationDenominator dataImplant presenceSurveillance dataEndoscope useConnecticut DepartmentPublic healthValidation studySafety NetworkPatientsSurgeryInfectionProspective cluster controlled crossover trial to compare the impact of an improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectant and a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant on surface contamination and health care outcomes
Boyce J, Guercia K, Sullivan L, Havill N, Fekieta R, Kozakiewicz J, Goffman D. Prospective cluster controlled crossover trial to compare the impact of an improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectant and a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant on surface contamination and health care outcomes. American Journal Of Infection Control 2017, 45: 1006-1010. PMID: 28431849, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial InfectionsClostridioides difficileColony Count, MicrobialCross InfectionCross-Over StudiesDisinfectantsGuideline AdherenceHand HygieneHealth PersonnelHumansHydrogen PeroxideMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatients' RoomsProspective StudiesQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsVancomycin-Resistant Enterococci